Collection Highlights
Stained glass window
Date:
ca. 1656
Object Number:
1951.414b
Medium:
Glass
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The Commercial Tercentenary of New York 1614 1914
Object Number:
1943.261
Date:
1914
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description:
Commemorative bronze medal; obverse: depicting scene of Peter Minuit "buying" Manhattan from Native Americans surmounted by inscription "THE/TERCENTENARY/OF NEW YORK 1614 1914"; reverse: waterfront sklyine of lower Manhatattn with stylized sun and rays, 4 unidentified shield crests, inscripted "EXPOSITION"
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. S. A. Knopf
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
